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In the science-fiction universe of Star Trek, there is a race of beings called the Borg, whose existence comes from taking over and assimilating other species – these hostile aliens often say, “Resistance is futile!” For us here on earth, it sometimes feels that resistance to evil is futile: for what impact can our actions … Continue reading Resistance is (not) Futile
VIRTUAL-ZOOM ONLY!! January 15 is the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and is celebrated annually with a national holiday and day of service (tomorrow). Part of the Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy was using nonviolent resistance to change unjust systems of oppression. How can we follow the example in resisting what we disagree with … Continue reading MLK and NonViolent Resistance
Our Soul Matters theme for January is Practicing Resistance. The Underground Railroad and the civil rights movement were non-violent resistance against the cruelty and injustice of slavery and segregation. There was violent resistance and violent backlash, but it was non-violent resistance that most stubbornly bent the moral arc of the universe toward justice. Quakers and … Continue reading The Practice of Non-Violent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement
Himalayan Singing Bowls have been used for centuries for meditation and healing purposes. The calming vibrations of the bowls naturally transport you into a state of deep relaxation. It’s called a ‘Sound Bath’ because you bathe, fully dressed, in the calming sound of the bowls. Sound baths can be enjoyed equally well both sitting in … Continue reading Himalayan Singing Bowl Sound Bath
This is sure to be a very fun, exciting and memorable celebration of Christmas. Come to play or sing carols, to hear familiar stories and to hold a few quiet moments of candle light on this special night. All ages, All theologies, All instruments… ALL are welcome (yes, you too!) Do you play a musical … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
In one sense, hope is the belief that the world and our lives will be “okay”. (Consider the opposite – hopelessness – when all seems lost.) We are charged this month to choose hope, but I wonder: Is hope a choice? Can we decide to have faith in personal and world betterment? How does one … Continue reading Choosing Hope
An exploration of human hope and optimism in our quest for peace. The second week of advent is representative of UU’s quest for world peace and our hope and work to achieve it.
That which we practice over and over again becomes natural and easy for us, it can become a habit. Practice holds true for playing a musical instrument, for learning a language and even for a mindset. It is possible to make patterns of action and thought by repetition. Let’s practice some gratitude in order to … Continue reading Practice Makes Permanent
Our Soul Matters theme for November 2025 is Nurturing Gratitude. For several years now, we’ve held a service during the Thanksgiving season focused on gratitude. This year, let’s learn from several members of our religious community how they seek to nurture gratitude in their lives and, perhaps, how others have helped them not only to … Continue reading Let UUs All Be Grateful for…Maintaining an Attitude of Gratitude
What is a Muslim doing working at a church? A question Sana Saeed received frequently while working at the UU Church of Arlington, VA. Rev. Saeed, Congregational Life Staff for the Central Eastern Region of the Unitarian Universalist Associate, is among the growing number of people today identifying as UU Muslim. Join her to explore … Continue reading Being Both
September is World Suicide Prevention Month. This week’s worship service is dedicated to the Trevor Project, a leading non-profit organization focused on crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. Sheila Sangmeister worked with the Trevor Project and will share valuable insights into the challenges faced by marginalized communities. The congregation is encouraged to carry … Continue reading The Trevor Project
There is a big difference between being told that you belong and feeling belonging. It’s like saying “You are welcome here” but feeling that you aren’t welcome at all. Where have you felt this disconnect? Do Unitarian Universalists have a gap between statements about belonging & lived experiences; and how can we bridge that gap?
September 17 th is the 238 th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, the foundation for our government that has served us so well but is seriously threatened today. This service will examine a few key parts of the Constitution and how they connect with UU values and principles. Who are “the People?” Is the Constitution … Continue reading We the PEOPLE – UU Values and the U.S. Constitution
Join in this Unitarian Universalist tradition of water communion to reconnect after the summer. All are invited to bring a small sample of water from a meaningful place visited in the past year (symbolic water is okay too!) This is an intergenerational event and all ages are invited to stay for the entire service. Remember … Continue reading A Faith of Belonging
Unitarian Universalists tend to be avid readers. To keep abreast of current events and gain perspective on important issues, they devour news stories, articles, and editorials. They also read books—quite a lot of them, as witnessed by the robust participation in our monthly TPUUF Book Discussion. In this service, several TPUUF members and friends will … Continue reading Summarizing a Summer Read 2025
Unitarian Universalists sometimes focus on truth gleaned from facts and reason while diminishing truths found in fictional stories and mythology. Some of our deepest personal and communal truths, however, cannot be expressed only with logic and facts. This Sunday we look at truths found both from logic (logos) and stories (mythos) and how to be … Continue reading Mythos vs. Logos
Our guest speaker, Kate Goodyear, owner of Nectar Yoga will speak to us about how her work aligns with UU values and principles.
Noah Marlier, Montgomery County Prothonotary, will be our guest speaker. Noah is a Unitarian Universalist and is the UU who holds the highest elected office in Pennsylvania. He will discuss the role of the Prothonotary and how his UU principles guide his governmental service.
Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas, is a Celtic festival celebrating the beginning of the harvest season, with rituals centered around gratitude, abundance, and the first fruits of the harvest. Let’s celebrate!
Instead of a “normal” worship service we will be playing Unitarian Universalist Jeopardy! Take some time to hone your knowledge of history, polity, theology, acronyms, dates, places and famous people…and get ready for some fun and education! Newcomers and those steeped in Unitarian Universalist knowledge are welcome to come and enjoy our game-themed service.
Our Soul Matters theme for November 2024 is “Repair.” Mending. Healing. Restoring. Reclaiming. Reframing. Rebalancing. Setting right or setting straight. These all involve actions to “repair” what’s out of kilter, worn down, torn or broken. Writing in itself, as the members of our TPUUF Writers Group would attest, is a way to engage in repairing … Continue reading Writing as a Pathway to Repair
For 87 years, readers have been captivated by the dragons, elves, dwarves and, of course, the Hobbits of Middle Earth. Called the “father of modern fantasy,” J. R. R. Tolkien created an enduring fantasy world, as well as archetypes ubiquitous in the genre today, in prose, song and verse. You may recognize this poetic excerpt … Continue reading Lessons from the Lord (of the Rings)
One theory about the origin of the word “religion” has to do with binding together. Binding has both negative and positive connotations: that is, one can bind a wound to heal or one can bind up in restraint. Where does our Unitarian Universalism faith provide bandages for healing and where might it bind to suppress … Continue reading Bind Up the Brokenhearted
Tuesday is our country’s Presidential election; a time when the populous joins together in celebration of democracy to agree on a national leader. Or, that’s the ideal – although it currently seems as if Tuesday will be a final battle between two warring factions. What can we as Unitarian Universalists do to repair the divisions … Continue reading A House Divided…
Samhain was first observed by Celtic Pagans. Samhain marked the Celtic New Year, the end of summer, and the end of the harvest season. It also signaled the beginning of winter, which was associated with death. On this day, the Celts believed the veil between the living and the dead was especially thin. We will … Continue reading What is Samhain (pronounced saa·wn) ?
Hymn #145 in our hymnal “As Tranquil Streams” states that our religion has “a freedom that reveres the past, but trusts the dawning future more”. What does it mean to honor our past while trusting our future? Maybe it means listening to and learning from past errors and correcting mistakes. October 14 was Indigenous Peoples’ … Continue reading Reveres the Past
It’s that wonderful time of the year when we have the opportunity to share and bless our pets! There’s nothing like the unconditional love of a pet. They show us affection, give us a sense of purpose, and greet us when we come home, especially if it’s close to their feeding time. Now it’s our … Continue reading Pet Blessing Service
Have you ever felt as if someone was listening to you, but not hearing you? Or have you ever zoned out and realized that you had no idea what the person you were talking to was saying? This morning we will look at the art of deep listening and hearing each other’s stories.
What is Project 2025 and why is everyone talking about it? What would our namesake Thomas Paine think of it based upon his beliefs and his writings?
The name of our beloved community is Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, or TPUUF. But what is the “F”? What does “Fellowship” mean? We can start by referencing a dictionary, but that doesn’t speak to the personal understandings and feelings. In order to be invitational it helps to know who we are. Together at service … Continue reading What’s the “F”?
Join us as retired minister and civil rights lawyer, Rev. David Hunter, returns to our pulpit to prompt us to step back from day-to-day challenges and concerns and take a look “from the balcony” at what Unitarian Universalism might be like in 30 or 50 year
The end of June marked a change in our national organization – the Unitarian Universalist Association. On the ballot was a vote on our bylaws, namely the defining principles and values. No matter the outcome of this vote, there will be people who feel hurt, upset or betrayed. The question for us is: what does … Continue reading Through Thick and Thin
Summer can have many metaphysical and spiritual connections, including the summer solstice, the astrological sign of Leo, and the longer days. The very essence of its symbolism is intertwined with the zenith of summer, where the sun’s energy is at its peak, illuminating our lives with warmth and vibrancy. This period represents growth, fruition, and … Continue reading Metaphysical Connection: Spiritual Significance of Summer
Did you know that one of the people on the 100 Greatest Unitarians posters was born and is buried in Norristown, not far from the Fellowship? Did you know that in some ways this man, Winfield Scott Hancock saved our country when it was in its darkest hour, and thus ensured the end of slavery? … Continue reading So Costly a Sacrifice on the Altar of Freedom
June 16 is Father’s Day 2024, a day to consider the impact of fathers and father-figures in our lives. Our Soul Matters theme for June 2024 is “The Gift of Renewal.” Renewal, in the Biblical sense, refers to transformation, more specifically to changing into something new and different, something better. This Father’s Day, TPUUF members … Continue reading Fathering and the Path to Renewal
Who, What, When, Where, Why of the Trevor Project. Sheila Sangmeister is a volunteer for this organization and will share her experiences and information about the Trevor Project.
In his 1863 address commemorating the battlefield at Gettysburg as a soldier’s national cemetery, President Abraham Lincoln implored his audience to increase devotion to the cause for which the “honored dead…gave the last full measure of devotion.” Memorial Day provides an opportunity to remember and honor those who’ve died in armed conflict not just as … Continue reading Their Last Full Measure of Devotion…and Love
Neurodivergence means that a person’s brain processes information in a way that is not typical of most people. Neurodiversity describes the idea that people interact with the world in many different ways. We all know people who are neuro-divergent. We are often unaware that someone we are talking to is neurodivergent. Many conditions are considered … Continue reading Being Neuro-Divergent: Three Views
The Christian holiday Easter – and the pagan festival it originates from – are celebrations of rebirth, celebrations of transformations. There is truth in these celebrations, for our world, our communities and our individual selves. Transformation is a possibility for everyone and everything. What is the new life that you might want to live into? … Continue reading Transformation on Easter
There are nearly 90 guns for every 100 people in the United States. Violence and death due to guns are now part of the fabric of our country – it happens all the time, every day. It’s just that we don’t necessarily hear about. Gun violence impacts us all, not just the victims. It impacts … Continue reading Guns in our Upside-Down World
On March 17, join us for an abbreviated service. Members of the Social Action Committee will be talking about helping others and how it makes us feel. The service will consist mostly of music and readings. Learn about the non-profit organization Mitzvah Circle and how the work that it does transforms the lives of others. … Continue reading What’s a Mitzvah?
Imagine a world where facing our mortality isn’t a taboo but a chance to strengthen bonds and foster deeper connections, where each conversation becomes a source of peace, not fear, as we navigate the delicate balance between acknowledging our finite existence and cherishing the beauty of the present moment. Where appreciating each moment becomes a … Continue reading Beyond the Sunset
“Soon the Day Will Arrive” is a wonderful hymn (#146) about hope for a better future. But I think that sometimes we get lost in the chorus, namely “Wait and see, wait and see what a world there can be…” It is so easy to sit back and wait, for change, for justice, for a … Continue reading Wait and See?
We will be joining Bux-Mont UU as we livestream their service in our sanctuary featuring Donna Harris. Join us in-person or on zoom. We will be having our Children’s Faith Development classes. “I don’ t mean to offend but….” We often use this phrase when we are venturing into a discussion where we fear applying … Continue reading Living Our Unitarian Universalist Values
When talking about making the world a better place, there are many terms and phrases used. What is the difference between Equity, Equality, and Justice? Do the words we use make a difference in how we act and how we think? (Hint: the answer is “yes”. Come hear why!)
Thomas Paine is one of “100 Unitarians and Universalists who made a difference” on the poster in our lobby. In 2020, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron “updated” and renamed the poster. In the process,Thomas Paine and 38 others were removed. Paine was kept on a list of 22 “adjacent” UUs whose “works and points … Continue reading Our Namesake, Thomas Paine
I feel that accountability is quite possibly the truest expression of love. But accountability gets a bad rap: “Who is holding us accountable? Isn’t accountability just another way to say punishment?…” Not so! Accountability is the active work of helping someone be their best selves. I don’t want friends or a community which always tells … Continue reading Accountability as Love
Carl Wendel Hines penned a devastating poem in 1965 on the occasion of the assassination of Malcolm X. Still, it is often, and perhaps more appropriately, associated with the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. It is called “A Dead Man’s Dream.” Now that he is safely dead let us praise him, build monuments to … Continue reading Refusing to Quietly Quit on King and Some Other Important Things
The rhyme “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” isn’t entirely true. Words can – and do – hurt very much. There is power in language and the words we use. A man I knew once said that the term “love” was useless and harmful. What are other words … Continue reading Love is a Four-Letter Word
As we come together as a fellowship for the first time in 2024, let’s celebrate our unique attributes. A new year can involve pressure to change. Instead, let’s use this time of year to commemorate current aspects of your life that are worth sharing with our supportive community. Bring ALL of yourself into 2024, the … Continue reading Unbox Your Barbie
As we start the new year, it is a good time to focus on the gift of joy. Our minds have evolved to see negative things and to want to solve problems. We often forget things that bring us joy. Join us for a multi-member service in appreciation of four guys from Liverpool, England who … Continue reading Making Us Appreciate Being Alive, At Least For A Little While-The Beatles
In this service, several TPUUF members and friends are invited to share thoughts on a book they’ve read recently. The service provides an opportunity to reflect on the benefits of genuine engagement with the written word and to discover authors and titles we may wish ... read more.
As technology continues to evolve, artificial intelligence is actually becoming intelligent. We have moved from automatic spell checkers on word processors to predictive typing on cell phones and now ChatGPT, an “artificial intelligence chatbot”. This technology blurs lines of intelligence, life, ethics and morality. (Ex: ... read more.
Originally facilitated and led by guest speakers Eduardo Porro and Patricia Carlson, this service will provide both information and an experience of the Oneness Blessing Meditation that we established here at the Fellowship before the pandemic.
For those of you that are not familiar with Deeksha, ... read more.
Why was Socrates the wisest man in Greece? Was he the most educated? The most eloquent? The most knowledgeable? No, it was claimed he was the wisest because he knew he knew nothing. We are often very sure of ourselves and our opinions on things. ... read more.
General Assembly (the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association) just happened in late June. Unitarian Universalists join from around the globe to worship, witness, learn, connect and make policy. Today we will hear about what happened at the General Assembly and how experiences of ... read more.
Our Soul Matters theme for June is “The Path of Delight.” Nowadays, the word “delight” seems to indicate a pure, uncomplicated pleasure. Anyone who’s fathered a child would be hard pressed to say that fathering comes with no dilutions and complications! But, originally, the word ... read more.
In June 1923, Rev. Norbert Čapek created a worship service where everyone was asked to bring a flower to church, and leave with a different bloom. 2023 marks the 100–year anniversary of Flower Communion, a celebration of each individual and a celebration of the beauty ... read more.
Welcoming Congregation’s annual Pride Month kick-off service. 2023 marks the 15 year anniversary of our recognition as a “Welcoming Congregation” by the Unitarian Universalist Association. It seemed like a bright beginning on the GLBTQ+A road to progress. Was it a reality?
National holidays can confront religious communities with a challenging choice: conflate church and state or differentiate religious identity and mission from pervasive and often unrecognized nationalistic ideologies.
Rev. Dr. Chris J. Antal is ordained in and endorsed by the Unitarian Universalist Association. He has been a ... read more.
What does it mean to have a mother, or to be a mother? Can someone be a mother who has no children? On this Mother’s Day we will explore and celebrate many facets of motherhood through story, song and activity.
Our Soul Matters theme for May 2023 is “The Path of Creativity,” and UU Troubadours are uniquely qualified to lead us along that path. UU Troubadours are the singer/songwriters who make our Unitarian Universalist faith more accessible and inspire us to greater heights of spiritual ... read more.
Our service on April 23 we will celebrate “Earth Day and Our UU Seventh Principle.” Earth Day is April 22, and our Seventh Principle calls on us to respect the interconnected web of life of which we are a part. There were people on this ... read more.
April is NATIONAL “DONATE LIFE” MONTH. The idea for this was established in 2003 to help raise awareness about donation & to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of life.
What makes a good friend? Part of being a good friend means sharing with others and letting them share with us. Come and share today what you think is important for being a good friend and learn about what others feel is needed for friendship.
Every person has the potential to be loving and the potential to be hateful. What does it look like to live a faithful life within the reality of our dual and conflicting potentials?
Unitarian Universalism has been described as “a covenantal faith”, based on promises of action rather than adherent to a specific faith. Here at Thomas Paine we begin many business meetings by reading our “Covenant of Good Relations” (tpuuf.org/about-us/covenant-of-good-relations). What does living in covenant with others ... read more.
You may wonder where the impulse to love and care for other people to whom we are unrelated originates. We will learn the answers and find out the current status in the world of those feelings. Research shows that altruism is everywhere!
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As modern humans, we are in need of finding our center or balance in our fast-past and often overwhelming world. How do we do this? We ... read more.
Romans 12:2–“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
In November 1954, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached a sermon at ... read more.
Culturally the beginning of the year is a time to look at ourselves and focus on parts we don’t like, in order to make resolutions focused on change. What if our resolution was instead to accept ourselves for who we were instead of trying to ... read more.
Many UU congregations commemorate the first Sunday of the new calendar year with a ritual that bids farewell to the old year and releases it. In the “Burning Bowl” ceremony. Congregants are invited to write on a piece of flash paper words or phrases that ... read more.
On the night before Christmas, join us in celebrating the wonder of this holiday. We will sing beloved carols, share stories and hold a few quiet moments of candle light on this special night. This is an intergenerational service and ALL are welcome.
Although December is a winter month of darkness and cold, it is also a time filled with holidays celebrating light and warmth. Starting tonight is Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights. It is at its root a celebration of light as both miracle and wonder, the ... read more.
We come from the unknown at birth and we go back into the unknown at death. How can we help but wonder as we wander through the time between those two great unknowns? We wander and wonder together, through the mystery that surrounds us and ... read more.
December’s Soul Matters theme is “Wonder”. We will be exploring the places where Wonder and Mysticism intersect. That may be nature, and it may be personal experiences. All the world’s great religions have some element of mysticism. And yet the Transcendentalists rejected organized religion. We ... read more.
In the spirit of both November’s Soul Matters theme, “Paths of Change,” and the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ll explore how change is disruptive and often unwelcome at the time it occurs but may also prove to be something we’re eventually grateful for. Along with considering the ... read more.
Kurt Vonnegut was a counterculture hero, and one of the most influential writers and novelists of the 20th century. He is best known for writing “Slaughterhouse Five”, Cat’s Cradle”, and “Breakfast of Champions”. His works are a blend of science, satire, and black comedy.
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Heraclitus is quoted as saying that no one can step into the same river twice. The same is true for our gatherings here. It is impossible to step into the same community twice, as each person brings change. What do you bring to this beloved ... read more.
It has been said that the only constant in life is that nothing is constant. The good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly… it is all transitory and nothing is forever. How do we live our lives with this knowledge of constant change?
It is easy to say, “be yourself” but put into practice this can be difficult. What does it mean to “be myself?” or to “be oneself?” It gets tough when we start bumping into each other. How do we “be ourselves” when it feels that ... read more.
The UU 5th Principle states, “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” Inspiring and beautiful in theory; yet in practice, democracy is mired in conflict, beset by divisions, and inflamed by ardent animosity. ... read more.
Have a good year! Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish High Holy Day celebrating the new year, begins tonight at sundown. Tradition holds that during the ten days following Rosh Hashanah the world hangs in a balance between good and bad. The balance period ends on Yom ... read more.
Join in this Unitarian Universalist tradition of water communion to reconnect after the summer. All are invited to bring a small sample of water from a meaningful place visited in the past year (symbolic water is okay too!) This is an intergenerational event and all ... read more.
Throughout our history, the labor movement has accomplished a great deal. If you get weekends off or overtime pay, thank the union members who fought for those rights. None of the labor movement’s achievements would have happened without the effort, organization and advocacy of union ... read more.
Ministry isn’t just about Sunday morning, nor solely done by a “Rev.” In a continuation of getting to know our new part-time minister, Rev. Andrew will share his view on shared ministry and the role we all play in creating a loving, just and responsible ... read more.
This is our first Sunday with Rev. Andrew L. Weber as our new part-time minister. Join us as we embark on this journey together. We will hear about Rev. Andrew’s path to a ministry, his views on God, Community and the Divine–and his vision of ... read more.
Unitarian Universalists tend to be avid readers. To keep abreast of current events and gain perspective on important issues, they devour news stories, articles, and editorials. They also read books—quite a lot of them. In this service, several TPUUF members and friends will share thoughts ... read more.
John Lewis called Howard Thurman a “saint of the Civil Rights Movement.” Thurman was a universalist, a mystic, a preacher, a scholar, a professor at Howard University and Boston University, pastor of the first intentionally interracial congregation in the United States (the Church for the ... read more.
Since 2016, churches, synagogues, and mosques in the United States, have been losing members at a rate of 1% every year. The idea of a supernatural God outside ourselves that can be petitioned is becoming increasingly problematic in our modern world. With both the Bible ... read more.
We don’t have to be religious to be spiritual. In fact, in even greater numbers than ever before, Americans describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” Yet, religious beliefs, or lack of them, greatly influence what people consider “spiritual” experience and practice. Furthermore, because our ... read more.
America celebrates its 246th birthday tomorrow. We are celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which set up what this country was supposed to be. We all know the famous lines. But as UU’s can we look at the document and gather wisdom about ... read more.
In keeping with this month’s Soul Matters theme “Celebrating Blessings,” on this Father’s Day 2022 let’s reflect on the blessings of fatherhood. Several members and friends of our Fellowship will share with us blessings they experience(d) as a father or father figure or share a ... read more.
Flower Communion is one of a few Unitarian Universalist specific rituals, where everyone is asked to bring a flower to the service to create a varied bouquet. The ritual reminds us of the diverse gifts, talents and blessings each person has, and how by coming ... read more.
Dawn provided a detailed overview of the organization’s (Equality Alliance) mission and vision and transgender issues and Reid spoke about PFLAG and current LGBTQ+ issues
What kind of walk do you have? A tentative walk? A defiant walk? An aggressive walk? Or maybe a reluctant walk? Mike Holliday returns to our pulpit this month to explore with us learning a new way to walk.
One of Howard Thurman’s most important books is Jesus and the Disinherited. He had proposed to publisher Abington-Cokesbury that a better title for this book would have been The Religion of Jesus and the Disinherited because the publisher’s title collapsed the distinction, crucial for Thurman’s ... read more.
Mother’s Day is the most heavily attended Sunday in North American churches, outside of the Christmas and Easter seasons! In Unitarian Universalist congregations, the day has increasingly taken on a sense of being a day to mark the contributions of all women. This service will ... read more.
You won’t want to miss this year’s tribute to UU troubadours–the singer/songwriters who make our Unitarian Universalist faith more accessible and inspire us to greater heights of spiritual awareness and compassionate activism. We’ll pay homage to Pete Seeger, who inspired us to establish years ago ... read more.